Published: June 23, 2021
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Graduate, UTSC
We are delighted to share the news that Hamish Russell has won a 2021 UTSC Teaching Award for his outstanding work for the department over the past few years. The award recognizes the contributions by Unit 1 Course Instructors and their exceptional teaching promise. The Department of Philosophy at the University … Read More
Published: June 17, 2021
Posted In: In the News
“Is Philosophy Having a Moment?” wonders a recent article by Ian Coutts in University Affairs/Affaires universitaires. Examining the recent rise in enrollment in undergraduate philosophy courses throughout Canada, the author speaks to the department’s Professor Rachel Barney and incoming master’s student Munema Moiz, among others, to understand the reasons for … Read More
Published: June 15, 2021
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Graduate, St. George
“It might seem daunting,” PhD student Zain Raza acknowledged in a video providing application tips to prospective students in the Department of Philosophy earlier this year. “The size, the privilege, the status, the reputation of the department” all might make you think of it as a place focused solely on … Read More
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Posted In: Announcements, Awards and Honours, Faculty, St. George
Congratulations to Professor Nick Stang on his second term as a Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Metaphysics and Its History. In his ongoing project, Stang intends to broaden the scope of his work on Immanuel Kant and metaphysics from his first CRC term, which commenced in 2015. While his recent research … Read More
Published: June 10, 2021
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, Graduate, St. George, UTM, UTSC
To celebrate the wide range of publications produced by members of the Department of Philosophy in the past year (May 2020–May 2021), we highlight on this page the published work of faculty members, students, postdoctoral fellows, and lecturers. Once again, we are extremely proud of the wide range and innovation … Read More
Published: June 3, 2021
Posted In: Announcements, St. George
The Department of Philosophy is thrilled to welcome Belinda Piercy in her new role as assistant to the chair and Jordan Thomson as tri-campus teaching assistant (TA) coordinator. Both Belinda and Jordan are familiar and respected faces in the department, not only as lecturers but also as members of staff. … Read More
Published: May 19, 2021
Posted In: Awards and Honours, St. George
Congratulations to Joseph Heath, who has been awarded the 2020 Donner Prize.
Published: May 7, 2021
Posted In: Awards and Honours, St. George, Staff
It’s hard not to feel at ease around him: a warm smile always on his face, Eric Correia, the Department of Philosophy’s undergraduate administrator, will do what he can to make your life less stressful. He feels it’s simply his job: “I’ve always tried to look at things from the … Read More
Published: April 28, 2021
Posted In: Faculty, In the News, St. George
Read an interview with Arthur Ripstein, 2021 Killam Prize winner and the author of a forthcoming book on Kant’s views on war and their present-day relevance. Here, Ripstein speaks to Sean McNeely from the Faculty of Arts & Science about the element of war that makes it distinctively wrong, in … Read More
Published: April 27, 2021
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, St. George, UTM, UTSC
The department is thrilled to announce that Sonia Sedivy and Gurpreet Rattan have been promoted to the rank of full professor, effective July 1, 2021. Sedivy, who has worked in the department for more than 20 years, serves as the current chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University … Read More
Published: April 21, 2021
Posted In: Awards and Honours, Faculty, St. George
Congratulations to Professor Joseph Heath for having his latest book, The Machinery of Government: Public Administration and the Liberal State (Oxford University Press, 2020), shortlisted for the prestigious 2020 Donner Prize. The award, founded in 1998, annually rewards excellence and innovation in public policy writing by Canadians. In bestowing this recognition, … Read More
Published: April 19, 2021
Posted In: Announcements, Faculty, St. George
Architecture—so intertwined is it with our daily lives that most of us rarely pause to think about it, except maybe when travelling (remember that?) or reconsidering our places of residence. Yet the built environment, from the lowly doorknob to such spectacular feats of engineering as the 1,200-foot glass pedestrian bridge … Read More
